A deputy shot one person along Louisiana Highway 27 near Wakefield Road in Cameron Parish on Friday evening, sending the individual to an out-of-area hospital for treatment while no deputies were hurt. Louisiana State Police detectives are now handling the investigation after being called in by local authorities.
The shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m., according to kplctv.com, which reported that the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office requested that detectives from the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division's Sulphur Field Office take over the probe. The person who was shot was transported to a hospital outside the area for treatment, the station reported, while no deputies sustained injuries during the incident.
The sheriff’s office later said the incident began with a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at about 6:15 p.m. from a vehicle traveling south on La. 27 north of Creole. Deputies located the vehicle and pursued it; a sheriff’s spokesperson said the driver nearly struck several vehicles before the chase ended at the east ferry landing. Deputies gave the man first aid after he was shot. The sheriff’s office said he was hospitalized in stable condition.
Louisiana State Police confirmed the basic outline of the incident in a release, noting that detectives began investigating shortly after 7 p.m. on October 23 following the request from the sheriff's office. In a post shared on the agency's Facebook page, Louisiana State Police said the shooting resulted in one subject being shot and that the wounded individual was transported to an out-of-area hospital for treatment, with no deputies injured.
Investigation Remains Active as Detectives Process the Scene
As of the latest update, investigators were still processing the scene and gathering additional information, according to the same report from kplctv.com. The outlet noted that the investigation remains active, with additional details expected to be released as they become available.
Louisiana State Police said it would release further information once it is confirmed, and the agency is asking anyone with information, photos, or video related to the shooting to come forward. Tips can be submitted anonymously through the online reporting system at LSP.org or by calling the LSP Fusion Center hotline at 1-800-434-8007. Trooper Roy Jones, with the Louisiana State Police Public Affairs Section for Troop D, is listed as a contact for the case, reachable at 337-491-2511 or [email protected].
How Louisiana State Police Investigates Deputy-Involved Shootings
Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division Investigates Shooting The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office requested that detectives from the Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division's Sulphur Field Office take over the investigation.
No further details about the identity of the person who was shot, their condition, or what led up to the encounter have been released. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, and no additional information about the deputy involved has been made public.
Louisiana law sets a certification requirement for investigations of officer-involved shootings that result in death or great bodily harm. Under the statute, investigators in those cases must be accountable to certified agencies, which must have at least three certified officer-involved investigators and personnel certified to process evidence. The law’s threshold is based on the outcome of the shooting; the statute does not establish that it applies to every shooting.
